Characterizing the Interrelationships of Prescription Opioid and Benzodiazepine Drugs With Worker Health and Workplace Hazards.
Publication/Presentation Date
11-1-2017
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Prescription opioid and benzodiazepine drug use, which has risen significantly, can affect worker health. Exploration of the scientific literature assessed (1) interrelationships of such drug use, occupational risk factors, and illness and injury, and (2) occupational and personal risk factor combinations that can affect their use.
METHODS: The scientific literature from 2000 to 2015 was searched to determine any interrelationships.
RESULTS: Evidence for eight conceptual models emerged based on the search yield of 133 articles. These models summarize interrelationships among prescription opioid and benzodiazepine use with occupational injury and illness. Factors associated with the use of these drugs included fatigue, impaired cognition, falls, motor vehicle crashes, and the use of multiple providers.
CONCLUSION: Prescription opioid and benzodiazepine drugs may be both a personal risk factor for work-related injury and a consequence of workplace exposures.
Volume
59
Issue
11
First Page
1114
Last Page
1126
ISSN
1536-5948
Published In/Presented At
Kowalski-McGraw, M., Green-McKenzie, J., Pandalai, S. P., & Schulte, P. A. (2017). Characterizing the Interrelationships of Prescription Opioid and Benzodiazepine Drugs With Worker Health and Workplace Hazards. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 59(11), 1114–1126. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001154
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
28930799
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article